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Ten stories to shock, surprise, horrify, and make you shudder: by Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, Roald Dahl, John Collier and others, including THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES by Richard Davis, which is published here for the first time.
An anthology edited by Frederick Pickersgill.
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Summary edit
Maybe you yearn for the frankly horrific, in which case you will enjoy MISS GENTILBELLE who has some curious ideas about her son and his pets.
If you like the kind of story which sends a slight shudder down your spine, then you should read DE MORTUIS and find out what happened to the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
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“Incidentally, I wouldn't call the police if I were you. There's nothing they could charge us with even if they found us. And, of course, we couldn't tell you then -- and your son would have to die.”
First Sentence edit
Jimmy stood in the lobby of the Hotel Pacific, looking down at the steady stream of cars heading west on Wilshire Boulevard.
Table of Contents edit
Top-Flight Aquarium, by Wiliam Link and Richard Levinson
The Elder, by Gerald Bullett
Royal Jelly, by Roald Dahl
Miss Gentilbelle, by Charles Beaumont
Girl of My Dreams, by Richard Matheson
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, by Ambrose Bierce
Death is a Dream, by Robert Arthur
The Female of the Species, by Richard Davis
De Mortuis, by John Collier
Footfalls, by Wilbur Daniel Steele
Authors & Contributors edit
- Frederick Pickersgill (Editor)
Other Contributors:
- William Link (Contributor) - Top-Flight Aquarium (short story, with Richard Levinson)
- Richard Levinson (Contributor) - Top-Flight Aquarium (short story, with William Link)
- Gerald William Bullett (Contributor) - The Elder (short story)
- Roald Dahl (Contributor) - Royal Jelly (short story)
- Charles Beaumont (Contributor) - Miss Gentilbelle (short story)
- Richard Matheson (Contributor) - Girl of My Dreams (short story)
- Ambrose Bierce (Contributor) - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (short story)
- Robert Arthur (Contributor) - Death is a Dream (short story)
- Richard Davis (Contributor) - The Female of the Species (short story)
- John Collier (Contributor) - De Mortuis (short story)
- Wilbur Daniel Steele (Contributor) - Footfalls (short story)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd.
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1964
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 174
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd.
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1964
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 174
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